Allegorie met Geschiedenis
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
208; 330
About this artwork
Allegorische titelpagina met bovenaan Geschiedenis met een pen in haar hand. Naast een doek met de titel staan Geleerdheid en Waarheid. Midden onder eet Vader Tijd boeken op.
Art Historical Context
**Allegorie met Geschiedenis** is a captivating 17th-century engraving by Theodor van Merlen (II), created in 1643. Measuring 330mm by 208mm, this intricate print exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age's mastery of engraving—a precise intaglio technique where metal plates are incised to produce fine, detailed lines ideal for book illustrations. Van Merlen, a skilled reproductive engraver, crafted this as an allegorical title page, a popular format for frontispieces that blended artistry with intellectual symbolism during Europe's Baroque era. At the top, History is personified as a figure wielding ...